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SAM BLAHY
Born: Jan 22, 1925
Date of Passing: Apr 05, 2006
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemorySAM BLAHY Peacefully at the Shoal Lake-Strathclair Health Centre on April 5, 2006, Sam Blahy, our beloved father, grandfather and papa, passed away at the age of 81 years. Sam was born in Ukraine on January 22, 1925 and immigrated to Canada in 1952, settling in Atikokan, ON. He resided in Atikokan until 1980 when business ventures had him relocate to Baldur, MB and then on to Shoal Lake in 1994. He was predeceased by his wife Ann in 1993 and leaves to cherish his memory, his children, Ann (John) Foster of Snow Lake, MB, Michael (Lise) Blahy of Shoal Lake and Rod (Tammy) Blahy of Winnipeg. He will also be missed tremendously by his grandchildren, Bobbi-Lynn (Paul) Peddle of Rocanville, SK, Jennifer, Candace, Kyle, Andrea, Shawna Blahy (Shoal Lake), and Andrew Blahy (Winnipeg) and his great-grandchildren, Jaida and Parker Peddle. Family meant everything to Sam and even in failing health, it was his family that kept him going and gave him the will and determination to continue on with his battles. Prayers will be said on Sunday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. from St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Shoal Lake. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 10 at 10:00 a.m. from St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Shoal Lake with Fr. Edward Danylo Evanko officiating. Interment will follow in the Baldur Cemetery, Baldur, MB at 3:30 p.m. with Msgr. Enrique Samson officiating. The family would like to extend their sincere thanks to the staff of the Shoal Lake-Strathclair Health Centre and to the excellent home care workers for the care and support they have given to Sam and the family over the last few years. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Shoal Lake-Strathclair Health Centre Palliative Care Unit, P.O. Box 490, Shoal Lake, MB R0J 1Z0. Remembrances and condolences may be emailed to raesfs@mts.net. Rae's Funeral Service of Shoal Lake and Erickson in care of arrangements. (204) 759-2160. Gone but never forgotten and always missed and loved! VICHNAYA PAM'YAT
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Apr 08, 2006
Condolences & Memories (6 entries)
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I miss him so much I started to cry today - Posted by: heidi (grand dauter) on: Feb 13, 2015
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I miss him so much. - Posted by: Heidi (Grand dauter) on: Jan 08, 2015
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i miss my gran ma so much and my papa i wish they could be here on earth with us but they're living happily in heaven with God instead and I'm sure god is happy with it so that's all for today bye - Posted by: heidi (grand dauter) on: Jan 07, 2015
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when my grand father died and i herd i was sad but i did my best to carry on with life altho it was hard so every day i post on his blog he was my fathers father and it was also hard for my dad and yah - Posted by: heidi (grandauter) on: Jan 04, 2015
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its hard for me having no grampa or grama because they died and i always think of them - Posted by: heidi (grand dahter) on: Jan 03, 2015
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i'm his granddaughter and it was hard for me when he died i did not see him die though because i was in the hospital with my mother i was just being born it was really hard for me to here that my grandfather had died before i could see him i was only a baby when he died and it was in one for to do this - Posted by: heidi (grandauter) on: Dec 26, 2014